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Union Township home destroyed in morning blaze

The residents were not in the home at the time, but one of three dogs perished in the fire, officials said.

The Evening Sun

Posted:
01/22/2014 09:14:38 AM EST

Smoke rises from the scene of a house fire on Pine Town Road east of Littlestown. (Clare Becker - The Evening Sun)

Flames shoot from the Pine Town Road home destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. (Courtesy of Heath Chesney)

Update: 11 a.m.

A Union Township home was destroyed this morning in a two-alarm fire that broke out at about 9 a.m.

Fire officials on the scene said no one was in the Pine Town Road home, which was a total loss.

One dog perished in the blaze, but firefighters were able to get two other dogs out of the one-story building, said Alpha Fire Co. Chief Robert Kelley.

The house was fully involved in flames when the first crews arrived on the scene, he said, adding that the fire went to a second alarm because of a shortage of manpower and because of the extreme cold.

Kelley said it took about one hour to get the fire under control.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. The Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal is investigating.

Firefighters from about a dozen emergency units are at the scene of a house fire in Union Township. (Clare Becker - The Evening Sun)

Reported earlier:

Emergency crews are at the scene of a working house fire on the 100 block of Pine Town Road in Union Township.

The fire was reported just after 9 a.m.

Adams County 911 said multiple calls were received and the call was changed to a "working fire" response at the home east of Littlestown.
Pine Town Road is shut down from Pine Grove Road to Old Westminster Road.